In a message dated 2/26/2017 6:05:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
d.nohejl at gmail.com writes:
I tried to back off the filler neck hose and see if the rubber bands were
in place, but the hose was oddly squishy and it seemed I’d either have to
destroy the hose to get it off or else lift up the tank a wee bit and I didn’
t have the inclination to do either today. Even if the tank has ever come
out, it was before we owned the car or when it spent a year in OR so that
would be 4 or 5 or more years ago. Seems odd that it’d be the rubber bands
after all this time, but who knows. In any case, I rotated the hose a bit
and it seemed to grip each nipple more tightly. I also moved the clamp to a
new position and will see if this helps. I’ll also order more rubber bands
and a filler neck hose just in case.
To replace the hose, the fuel tank really needs to come out, not much, but
just enough to make it easier to install the new hose. Way back when I did
that job on Sue's car, I got the hose from my local NAPA store. I think I
paid 20 bucks for it, as it's a pretty special piece of fuel hose (made in
the USA). The one I took out had a long crack on the very inner layer, which
lead to the fuel smell. That was over 20 years ago, and it's been fine
since.In fact I've had the tank out twice since I replaced that hose. Once to
replace the tank, as it had some rust inside that kept clogging the fuel
filter. I think that was done back around 2007 when I converted the car back
to FI.
Try and get a hose that's the same length if you can, as there's only so
much room to play with there. Also, once you get the rubber bands in place,
and you're getting ready to slip the hose in place use some regular GOJO
hand cleaner as it'll help the hose slide on. It's also a petroleum product so
gas will just wash and mix with any that gets inside the tubing/tank, or
hose. You're not talking a lot, just enough to provide some lube.
Just my take on it, as I've had a number of tanks out over the years )not
all VW's either).
Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
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